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Organ Recital: Henrik Bo Hansen

The Saint Thomas Organ Recital Series is free and open to the public. Usually starting very close to 5:15pm, it follows the 4pm service on most Sundays from September through May. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited during the performance.

Today's recital is by Henrik Bo Hansen of Copenhagen, Denmark. He will play the Arents Memorial Organ and his program will consist of the following works:

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About the Artist

Henrik Bo Hansen enjoys a richly varied career as both a pianist and organist. He holds diplomas from the Conservatories of Music in Odense, Aarhus and Copenhagen, having studied notably with Bartók-pupil György Vásárhelyi and organ professor Grethe Krogh. Henrik Bo Hansen furthermore studied abroad at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, in Paris with Ravel-pupil Vlado Perlemuter and – in 1985 and 1990-92 – in New York with Gilbert Kalish and Jacob Lateiner as a candidate of the Fulbright Commission and as recipient of scholarships from the Denmark-America Foundation and ”Thanks to Scandinavia”. 1986-1995 Henrik Bo Hansen was appointed as pianist of the city of Herning. Moving to Copenhagen, he then worked as repetiteur at The Royal Danish Opera and taught at the Royal Conservatory and the University of Copenhagen; since 1996, he has served as organist of the beautiful modern Vangede Church on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Henrik Bo Hansen has performed in many countries in Europe, at the Carmel Bach Festival, CA, at the Whistler Mozart Festival, BC, as well as in Japan, Nigeria, Kenya and Syria. He has given organ recitals notably at Saint Thomas Church in 2012, at the Rouen Cathedral in France and at the Copenhagen Cathedral, Grundtvig’s Church and Jesuskirken. Henrik Bo Hansen’s concert trip to New York is supported by the Augustinus Foundation and by the Danish Arts Foundation.

Please know that at noon, Monday through Saturday, a priest or lay minister says these prayers, and others, near the statue of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue, which is located at the rear of the nave on the south side of the church side.